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A Drop of Life - Paramecium aurelia
Article and Photomicrographs by Bruce J. Russell
Paramecium aurelia

Paramecium aurelia

One of the smallest species of Paramecium, P.aurelia clearly shows colorful crystals (stored waste products), two contractile vacuoles that help rid the cell of water entering by osmosis, and its covering of cilia.

 
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